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  1. Re:the best. on Bjarne Stroustrup Reflects On 25 Years of C++ · · Score: 1

    I just checked this on g++ (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) 4.4.3, and the error is suppressed until the -Werror option is given.

    I shall add this to my makefiles, I think.

  2. Re:yes on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 1

    You can also add comments to an e-mail address. For example:

    RealName+Comment@isp.com

    Although, some forms will filter for this.

  3. Re:Open Source? Not exactly. on Hardware Hacking Guide — Citizen Engineer · · Score: 1

    The pullup you had on your diagram is what made me wonder if it was Dallas one wire - it uses a very similar schema. Since you are using a serial port I did think it might be just plain old serial, but with a fast enough serial port you can emulate a 1-wire connection. A few years back I did a similar trick using a PIC micro and a 1-wire clock. We used these parts as size was a constraint - it was for the Key Phantom USB key logger.

    Anyway, I'll keep an eye out for your next episode. Cheers!

  4. Re:Open Source? Not exactly. on Hardware Hacking Guide — Citizen Engineer · · Score: 1

    Cheers for the link, I was trying to catch a glimpse of the full schematic in the video but I didn't get to see it. Awesome stuff though - you're doing the hacking that I can't seem to find the time or resources to do anymore.

    Out of curiosity, I've noticed the the I/O electronics for the SIM reader looks a bit like Dallas One Wire - but it has been years since I've designed anything for that so I'm not sure. Is it DOW?

  5. Re:They are unpleasant already on PETA Offers X-Prize for Artificial Meat · · Score: 1

    It can be significant to young children born to vegan parents however, so I guess it is something to keep in mind as a vegetarian or vegan when considering children. The following link is about an important court case in New Zealand that occurred in 2002 to do with providing the necessities of life to children. Specifically, the parents denied their child B12 as they thought they could only get it from meat.

    Parents of baby Caleb found guilty of manslaughter - Wednesday June 05, 2002

  6. Re:Leave it to the pros except for immediate dange on Training From America's Army Game Saved a Life · · Score: 1

    I am not a doctor, but I'm interested in this stuff. Here is a link to a slide show I've found about how spinal fractures are spotted using radiography by the name of “Imaging Evaluation of Cervical Spine”. Of note are the types of spinal injury that one must be mindful of before moving an injured person. Most of the images are x-rays, which should give the reader some idea of how invisible yet dangerous this kind of injury can be. As has been noted, deciding if it is ok to move someone is definitely not for the layman and should be left for the professionals.

    Wikipedia has some background info on how vertebrae are arranged for those of us who are new to this.

  7. Re:What will happen to English? on The World's Languages Are Fast Becoming Extinct · · Score: 1

    It would appear that female tigons and ligers are fertile, however their offspring have been rather fragile.

    Wikipedia on Liger fertility
    Wikipedia on Tigons

  8. Re:It's math or mathematics on Brain Differences In Liberals and Conservatives · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's "maths" because it stands for "Mathematical Anti-Telharsic Harfatum Septomin".

    It is true, I saw it in an educational video!

    Look around you!

  9. Re:Food chain on Microsoft FAT Patent Upheld · · Score: 1

    The 32GB FAT32 limit appears to be a Windows formatter issue. If you use MKFS-FAT32 you can produce a FAT32 partition that will be readable by Windows up to as size of 128GB. Apparently Windows cannot read a drive bigger than this as the driver is incapable of doing so. I understand this has something to do with the driver being only a 16 bit device (although you shouldn't quote me on that).

    I have a 120GB drive in my computer that is formatted in one partition in FAT32 so I know this works. In future I'm going to be using a file server for my data so that both Widnows and Linux can read it over SMB or NFS. I feel that is the only tidy solution to this problem right now.

  10. Re:10 hours and 26 minutes? on Time Saving Linux Desktop Tips? · · Score: 1

    Ironic, as I have mod points... :)

  11. Re:10 hours and 26 minutes? on Time Saving Linux Desktop Tips? · · Score: 1

    How about modding towards their appropriate sections? For example +5 Games or +5 YRO? Further, if an article gets +5 anything it becomes a main article.

    Of course, -1 Advertising and -1 Dupe would be useful too.

  12. Linux is open on Why Do People Switch To Linux? · · Score: 1

    I don't mean this as in the free as in beer or free as in speech aspect, I refer to Linux's compiler toolset. It is as if Linux wants to be worked on, all the stuff you need is there.

    With development environments like Eclipse I have found Linux the first place I have wanted to sit down and code in since I started back in the eight bit days. Even better is that these tools come for other operating systems now, and as such I have little trouble building my projects for those supported operating systems.

    I would like to lend my heart felt thanks and gratitude to all those people who have made Linux and BSD what they have become today.

  13. Re:Questions on IE More Secure Than Mozilla? · · Score: 1

    Although I agree it is possible to create perfect software, I believe that it is never safe to assume a piece of software is perfect.

  14. Re:More importantly... on Simple, Bare-Bones Motherboards? · · Score: 1

    C-Media have been making Dolby Digital cards reciently. Have a look at http://www.hdaudiovisual.com.au/mcpc/xmgold71.htm for one such card I found.

  15. Re:Dit dit dit Dah dah Dit dit dit on Morse Code Faster Than SMS · · Score: 1

    Your post reminded me of my time working for Tait Electronics. At the time, I was doing CWID testing, which is a feature where the radio broadcasts a Morse message to say that it is alive.

    In this particular case I set the CWID message of the base staton I was working on to "morse is too much fun" and I was pleasnatly surprised to find that some of the engineers walking past my desk who heard it knew what it said and agreed with me!

  16. Re:What this means on What to Expect from Linux 2.6.12 · · Score: 1

    The grandparent is almost correct in my experience. I have found that NTFS partitions can be marked as hidden by Windows if it finds error with it.

    Linux can mount these volumes in the normal way, whilst Windows will refuse.

  17. Re:Drive by installs occur on many non-porn web si on Microsoft May Charge for Security Tools · · Score: 1

    In my experience you must also disable ActiveX. Before I discovered Firefox, I used to use IE with both Javascript and Active X disabled, and as far as I am aware I never got infected.

    These days it is just a no brainer though, I regularly prompt people to install firefox.

  18. Re:not just a LAN gaming party on World Largest LAN Party Opens · · Score: 1

    I'm in New Zeland too, I suspect some day I should like to organise a trip to such an event. In Christchurch I know a good number of people who are into the scene, as some have presented an interest in getting into the demo competitions.

  19. Re:Must have been quite powerful on Distress Signal Emitted By Flat-Screen TV · · Score: 1

    Here's a little story to do with aircraft and 121.5Mhz.

    I have been slowly working through a Private Pilots Licence for the last few months, flying in the weekends when I can. There comes a point when you have the knolwege, experience and trust of your instructors for you to go up on your first solo. Well, the day eventually came for me. The problem was, none of us noticed that the radio was set to 121.5 MHz.

    Luckily I caught the fault after about four circuits (much to the surprise of the instructor), and it seems that the authorities had noticed that I was on the emergency frequency. The guys in the aerodrome lounge were a little concerned by the lack of communication on my part while I was on the wrong frequency however. :)

  20. Re:Goatse on First JPEG Virus Posted To Usenet · · Score: -1

    Insert jokes about installing backdoors while looking at backdoors here.

  21. Re:Learn how civil disobedience works on Flash Mobs a Threat to Security? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Although it sounds like a good idea to use ones self to clog the courts, have you considered what being a convicted criminal may mean?

    As far as I understand the US political system, would you be willing to give up your right to vote ever again just to put a point accross? What about being able to travel overseas?

  22. Re:Short review of the game on Doom 3 Demo Available · · Score: 1

    It also got there first with the "evil doctor" plot.

    Apart from maybe Sin...

  23. Re:Most of that is probably from previous users on 1 Million Firefoxes in 4 Days · · Score: 1

    Can you imagine how many bugs will be reported?

    For some reason, I feel this statement needs a Beowulf cluster of some description. :)

  24. Re:Hmmmm on Firefox Browser On An Upward Trend · · Score: 1

    For those who like me who didn't know how to make a hyperlink when they first started posing on Slashdot, you write one in like this:

    <a href=http://slashdot.org>Slashdot. News for nerds, stuff that matters</a>

    This HTML code translates to:

    Slashdot. News for nerds, stuff that matters

  25. Re:Now thats fair. on Infineon To Pay $160 Million For Fixing RAM Prices · · Score: 1

    Well, looks like the best way to commit crimes these days is to start a company, float it somehow and set yourself up as the CEO. Rip some people off, and then procede to cash out and disapear.

    Perhaps something like the Nuremburg Trials for corperate types. Even though these people don't commit the crimes directly, the still ordered them.